Chaps - not strictly porsche I know but look @ THIS!
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It's a Caterham kit car*! How much you want it to cost?
* Definition: A kit car is a car that is available in parts and pieces that a manufacturer sells and the buyers then assemble into a car themselves. A Caterham is a kit car that the manufacturer sells pre-assembled and then it breaks into pieces and parts along the way. : )
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Similar price point to the V8 Radical and V8 Atom. All of these UK things are interesting, but they're the antithesis of a street car, especially a 911. If they were sold in numbers the US market with decent support and enough of a driver population to support some competition (Atom is trying this right now with the "spec" series) I think it could be fun for those inclined.
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It's a Caterham kit car*! How much you want it to cost?
* Definition: A kit car is a car that is available in parts and pieces that a manufacturer sells and the buyers then assemble into a car themselves. A Caterham is a kit car that the manufacturer sells pre-assembled and then it breaks into pieces and parts along the way. : )
* Definition: A kit car is a car that is available in parts and pieces that a manufacturer sells and the buyers then assemble into a car themselves. A Caterham is a kit car that the manufacturer sells pre-assembled and then it breaks into pieces and parts along the way. : )
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But getting back to this Caterham - sounds like a interesting idea to me...thanks!
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The Caterham website has specific link for the car. Very interesting indeed.
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Similar price point to the V8 Radical and V8 Atom. All of these UK things are interesting, but they're the antithesis of a street car, especially a 911. If they were sold in numbers the US market with decent support and enough of a driver population to support some competition (Atom is trying this right now with the "spec" series) I think it could be fun for those inclined.
But despite the fact that the power to weight ratio is a helluva number, and that radicals and atoms are not a rare thing in your shores, still the point is missing IMO. The things we love in the 911 are not present, not even one of them but the speed; and speed alone doesn't do it for me or I would own a PDK turbo. : )
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Good point on a first approach.
But despite the fact that the power to weight ratio is a helluva number, and that radicals and atoms are not a rare thing in your shores, still the point is missing IMO. The things we love in the 911 are not present, not even one of them but the speed; and speed alone doesn't do it for me or I would own a PDK turbo. : )
But despite the fact that the power to weight ratio is a helluva number, and that radicals and atoms are not a rare thing in your shores, still the point is missing IMO. The things we love in the 911 are not present, not even one of them but the speed; and speed alone doesn't do it for me or I would own a PDK turbo. : )
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I have owned a Caterham Super 7 since 2002 and have found it more reliable than the GT3 in many respects. I built it and built it right, I have only changed fluids and tires and track and autocross it regularly.
In terms of cost and reliability I'll take the Caterham!
In terms of cost and reliability I'll take the Caterham!
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Yes that's the Desmo in my avatar. I used to own a 1198R too like what you have. Desmo didn't have much mid range vs 1198R and had long gearing. Got kinda freaked about a few cases of the engine blowing up and was worried no one would buy it after the warranty expired. Kinda pleased I got my money back.
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All this Radical, Atom, Caterham, Stohr stuff is great. If you want to go absurdly fast around the track then that's the ticket. The 911 is not a slow car but it's a bus compared to those.
I like my track experience to be in something that does resemble a road car. Someone else may like the Radical experience. One is not a direct substitute for the other.